Case for rural-mail carriers.



G. CAMPBELL.

CASE FOR RURAL MAIL CARRIERS.

APPLlCATlON FILED MAY 25, 1916.

1,223,474. Patented Apr. 24,1917.

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G. CAMPBELL.

CASE FOR RURAL MAIL CARRtERS.

APPLICATION FILED mwzs, 1916.

1,223,474. Patented Apr. 24,1917.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CAMPBELL, OF CREEIDMOOR, TEXAS.

oAsEron RURAL-MAIL CARRIERS.

To all whom z'tmay concern:

Be it known that I, GUY CAMPBELL, a'citi stamps, envelops and postal cards can be carried in the device so as to be ready for sale to persons along the route.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is so constructed that the. different articlescan'be compartment 7 and carrlesa flange 19 the readily removed, and when intheir respective compartments will be protected'in in clement weather. I

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front view of the device. Fig. 2 is a rear view. Fig.3 is an end view. Y F Fig. 4 is a sectional" view on line 44 of 1 1 T Fig. .5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 6 is a sectionalview on line 66 of 1. 1g. Fig.1.", M

Fig. 8 is a sectional View on line'88of Fig. 4..

Referring to the drawingl indicates the casing, said casing being provided with a horizontal partition 2 which forms in conjunction with the bottom 3 a compartment 4. Extending from the partition2 and to the top 50f the casing isga. partition 6 which divides the casing 1 into compartments 7 and 8, the latter compartment being 1 comparatively'larger than the former.

I-Iingedly connected doors 9 are provided for the sides 10 of the compartment 8, said compartment'being for the purpose of receiving packs of envelops and postal cards Specification of Letters Patent.

7 is a sectional view online 77of' Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

Application filed May 25,1916. Serial No. 99,829. v

which are arranged so that thepostal cards can be removed from one side of. the casing While the envelops are removed from the other side.

Hingedly connected to the sides 10 are doors 12 which are provided with vertically spaced longitudinal slots 13. Carried by the doors 12 are frames 14 which support the rollers 15, said rollers being arranged adjacent the slots 13, and arranged inpairs and are adapted to feed strips of stamps which are wound upon the rollers 16 which are also supported by the frames 14. Wires 17 are associated with the rollers 16 and serve to retain the stamps wound thereon. Certain of the rollers 15 are provided with knobs 18 which serve to rotate the rollers so -as to feed stamps through the slots13. It is obvious that each of the rollers 16 may be provided with stamps of any desired denomination.

The partition 2 forms the bottomof the purpose of which will appear later. Arranged intermediate the bottom and top of the compartment"? is a frame 20 which has a hook 25, while the front 26 has its upper end extended ab'ovethe upper edge of the remaining walls of the container.

, Thej-back 24:has an eye 2'Zscrewedthereto which is engaged. by one' end 'of the coil spring 28 the other end'of which being secured to the partition 6, said; spring serving to normally hold the container 23 within the compartmentv 7. The container 23 is particularly designed for holding stamps in book form. When it "is desired to have access to the container 23 the front 26 is grasped and pulled outwardly and the container will slide outwardly upon the bars 22 until the hook 25 engages the bar 21, whereby the container can be swung to a horizontal position and at which time the bar 21 serves as a pivot. l

A similar container 29'isimounted in the compartment 7 immediately below the container 23 and has its back-providedgwith a hook 30 which is adapted to engage the flange 19 which forms a pivot for the container. It will be noted that the fronts of the respective containers provide closures for the open end of the compartment 7 What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a vertical and a horizontal partition arranged Within the casing and dividing the same into a pair of upper compartments and a lower compartment, hingedly mounted doors for the lower compartment, said doors having slots'formed therein, frames carried by said doors and having rollers for Winding strips of stamps thereon, second rollers carried by the frames for feeding the stamps through said slots, one of said upper compartments having containers mounted therein, the other of said compartments being for the purpose of receiving envelops and postal cards, and doors for the last named compartment.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a casing having a vertical and a horlzontal partltlon for dividing the 021s 2t the containers to the vertical partition, said 25 containers being adapted for sliding movement into and out of the associated compartments, and means for holding the containers in tilted positions.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa- 30 ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

GUY CAMPBELL. l/Vitnesses D. WHITAKER, W. H. EVATTS.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

,Washington, D. G. 

